CINXE.COM
Dissertation Award - Academic Council on the United Nations System
<!doctype html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=5, viewport-fit=cover"> <link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ --> <title>Dissertation Award - Academic Council on the United Nations System</title> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Dissertation Award - Academic Council on the United Nations System" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Congratulations to the 2024 Dissertation Award Winners JOHANNES SCHERZINGER | SwitzerlandUniversity of ZurichSearching for Themes in a Chamber full of Noise? How Language Affects United Nations’ Actions and Decisions. REBECCA YEMO | United StatesUniversity of Massachusetts BostonAdvancing Women’s Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review For your reference, here […]" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Academic Council on the United Nations System" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2024-07-03T21:05:20+00:00" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ACUNS_Logo_DissertationAward.png" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="2560" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="744" /> <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/png" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:label1" content="Est. reading time" /> <meta name="twitter:data1" content="13 minutes" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/","url":"https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/","name":"Dissertation Award - Academic Council on the United Nations System","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://acuns.org/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ACUNS_Logo_DissertationAward.png","datePublished":"2021-02-07T10:45:47+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-03T21:05:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/#primaryimage","url":"https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ACUNS_Logo_DissertationAward.png","contentUrl":"https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ACUNS_Logo_DissertationAward.png","width":2560,"height":744},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.acuns.org/dissertation-award/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://acuns.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dissertation Award"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://acuns.org/#website","url":"https://acuns.org/","name":"Academic Council on the United Nations System","description":"Academic Council on the United Nations System","publisher":{"@id":"https://acuns.org/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://acuns.org/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://acuns.org/#organization","name":"Academic Council on the United Nations System","url":"https://acuns.org/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://acuns.org/#/schema/logo/image/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Academic Council on the United Nations System"},"image":{"@id":"https://acuns.org/#/schema/logo/image/"}}]}</script> <!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. --> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Academic Council on the United Nations System » Feed" href="https://acuns.org/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Academic Council on the United Nations System » Comments Feed" href="https://acuns.org/comments/feed/" /> <!-- This site uses the Google Analytics by MonsterInsights plugin v9.2.2 - Using Analytics tracking - https://www.monsterinsights.com/ --> <script src="//www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-04KPHR8PJE" data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" async></script> <script data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false"> var mi_version = '9.2.2'; var mi_track_user = true; var mi_no_track_reason = ''; var MonsterInsightsDefaultLocations = {"page_location":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/dissertation-award\/"}; if ( typeof MonsterInsightsPrivacyGuardFilter === 'function' ) { var MonsterInsightsLocations = (typeof MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery === 'object') ? MonsterInsightsPrivacyGuardFilter( MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery ) : MonsterInsightsPrivacyGuardFilter( MonsterInsightsDefaultLocations ); } else { var MonsterInsightsLocations = (typeof MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery === 'object') ? MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery : MonsterInsightsDefaultLocations; } var disableStrs = [ 'ga-disable-G-04KPHR8PJE', ]; /* Function to detect opted out users */ function __gtagTrackerIsOptedOut() { for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { if (document.cookie.indexOf(disableStrs[index] + '=true') > -1) { return true; } } return false; } /* Disable tracking if the opt-out cookie exists. */ if (__gtagTrackerIsOptedOut()) { for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { window[disableStrs[index]] = true; } } /* Opt-out function */ function __gtagTrackerOptout() { for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { document.cookie = disableStrs[index] + '=true; expires=Thu, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 UTC; path=/'; window[disableStrs[index]] = true; } } if ('undefined' === typeof gaOptout) { function gaOptout() { __gtagTrackerOptout(); } } window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; window.MonsterInsightsDualTracker = { helpers: {}, trackers: {}, }; if (mi_track_user) { function __gtagDataLayer() { dataLayer.push(arguments); } function __gtagTracker(type, name, parameters) { if (!parameters) { parameters = {}; } if (parameters.send_to) { __gtagDataLayer.apply(null, arguments); return; } if (type === 'event') { parameters.send_to = monsterinsights_frontend.v4_id; var hookName = name; if (typeof parameters['event_category'] !== 'undefined') { hookName = parameters['event_category'] + ':' + name; } if (typeof MonsterInsightsDualTracker.trackers[hookName] !== 'undefined') { MonsterInsightsDualTracker.trackers[hookName](parameters); } else { __gtagDataLayer('event', name, parameters); } } else { __gtagDataLayer.apply(null, arguments); } } __gtagTracker('js', new Date()); __gtagTracker('set', { 'developer_id.dZGIzZG': true, }); if ( MonsterInsightsLocations.page_location ) { __gtagTracker('set', MonsterInsightsLocations); } __gtagTracker('config', 'G-04KPHR8PJE', {"forceSSL":"true","link_attribution":"true"} ); window.gtag = __gtagTracker; (function () { /* https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/ */ /* ga and __gaTracker compatibility shim. */ var noopfn = function () { return null; }; var newtracker = function () { return new Tracker(); }; var Tracker = function () { return null; }; var p = Tracker.prototype; p.get = noopfn; p.set = noopfn; p.send = function () { var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments); args.unshift('send'); __gaTracker.apply(null, args); }; var __gaTracker = function () { var len = arguments.length; if (len === 0) { return; } var f = arguments[len - 1]; if (typeof f !== 'object' || f === null || typeof f.hitCallback !== 'function') { if ('send' === arguments[0]) { var hitConverted, hitObject = false, action; if ('event' === arguments[1]) { if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[3]) { hitObject = { 'eventAction': arguments[3], 'eventCategory': arguments[2], 'eventLabel': arguments[4], 'value': arguments[5] ? arguments[5] : 1, } } } if ('pageview' === arguments[1]) { if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[2]) { hitObject = { 'eventAction': 'page_view', 'page_path': arguments[2], } } } if (typeof arguments[2] === 'object') { hitObject = arguments[2]; } if (typeof arguments[5] === 'object') { Object.assign(hitObject, arguments[5]); } if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[1].hitType) { hitObject = arguments[1]; if ('pageview' === hitObject.hitType) { hitObject.eventAction = 'page_view'; } } if (hitObject) { action = 'timing' === arguments[1].hitType ? 'timing_complete' : hitObject.eventAction; hitConverted = mapArgs(hitObject); __gtagTracker('event', action, hitConverted); } } return; } function mapArgs(args) { var arg, hit = {}; var gaMap = { 'eventCategory': 'event_category', 'eventAction': 'event_action', 'eventLabel': 'event_label', 'eventValue': 'event_value', 'nonInteraction': 'non_interaction', 'timingCategory': 'event_category', 'timingVar': 'name', 'timingValue': 'value', 'timingLabel': 'event_label', 'page': 'page_path', 'location': 'page_location', 'title': 'page_title', 'referrer' : 'page_referrer', }; for (arg in args) { if (!(!args.hasOwnProperty(arg) || !gaMap.hasOwnProperty(arg))) { hit[gaMap[arg]] = args[arg]; } else { hit[arg] = args[arg]; } } return hit; } try { f.hitCallback(); } catch (ex) { } }; __gaTracker.create = newtracker; __gaTracker.getByName = newtracker; __gaTracker.getAll = function () { return []; }; __gaTracker.remove = noopfn; __gaTracker.loaded = true; window['__gaTracker'] = __gaTracker; })(); } else { console.log(""); (function () { function __gtagTracker() { return null; } window['__gtagTracker'] = __gtagTracker; window['gtag'] = __gtagTracker; })(); } </script> <!-- / Google Analytics by MonsterInsights --> <link rel='stylesheet' id='blocksy-dynamic-global-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/blocksy/css/global.css?ver=74995' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='embed-pdf-viewer-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/embed-pdf-viewer/css/embed-pdf-viewer.css?ver=2.4.6' media='screen' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='iheg-fontawesome-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/image-hover-effects-block//assets/fontawesome-v5/css/all.min.css?ver=1.4.5' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ugb-style-css-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks/dist/frontend_blocks.css?ver=3.13.11' media='all' /> <style id='ugb-style-css-inline-css'> :root {--stk-block-width-default-detected: 1290px;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ugb-style-css-responsive-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks/dist/frontend_blocks_responsive.css?ver=3.13.11' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.7' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ugb-style-css-v2-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks/dist/deprecated/frontend_blocks_deprecated_v2.css?ver=3.13.11' media='all' /> <style id='ugb-style-css-v2-inline-css'> :root {--stk-block-width-default-detected: 1290px;} :root { --content-width: 1290px; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='iheg-image-hover-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/image-hover-effects-block/assets/css/style.min.css?ver=1.4.5' media='all' /> <style id='restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect-style-inline-css'> .wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-25{width:calc(25% - .5rem)}.wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-25 .wp-block-button__link{width:100%}.wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-50{width:calc(50% - .5rem)}.wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-50 .wp-block-button__link{width:100%}.wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-75{width:calc(75% - .5rem)}.wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-75 .wp-block-button__link{width:100%}.wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-100{margin-right:0;width:100%}.wp-block-restrict-content-pro-content-upgrade-redirect .wp-block-button__width-100 .wp-block-button__link{width:100%} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='kioken-blocks-style-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/blocks.style.build.css?ver=1.3.9' media='all' /> <style id='global-styles-inline-css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--color--palette-color-1: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #217bc0);--wp--preset--color--palette-color-2: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #04724d);--wp--preset--color--palette-color-3: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #000000);--wp--preset--color--palette-color-4: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #f7f7f7);--wp--preset--color--palette-color-5: var(--theme-palette-color-5, #ffffff);--wp--preset--color--palette-color-6: var(--theme-palette-color-6, #f2f5f7);--wp--preset--color--palette-color-7: var(--theme-palette-color-7, #FAFBFC);--wp--preset--color--palette-color-8: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--juicy-peach: linear-gradient(to right, #ffecd2 0%, #fcb69f 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--young-passion: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8177 0%, #ff867a 0%, #ff8c7f 21%, #f99185 52%, #cf556c 78%, #b12a5b 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--true-sunset: linear-gradient(to right, #fa709a 0%, #fee140 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--morpheus-den: linear-gradient(to top, #30cfd0 0%, #330867 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--plum-plate: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--aqua-splash: linear-gradient(15deg, #13547a 0%, #80d0c7 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--love-kiss: linear-gradient(to top, #ff0844 0%, #ffb199 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--new-retrowave: linear-gradient(to top, #3b41c5 0%, #a981bb 49%, #ffc8a9 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--plum-bath: linear-gradient(to top, #cc208e 0%, #6713d2 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--high-flight: linear-gradient(to right, #0acffe 0%, #495aff 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--teen-party: linear-gradient(-225deg, #FF057C 0%, #8D0B93 50%, #321575 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--fabled-sunset: linear-gradient(-225deg, #231557 0%, #44107A 29%, #FF1361 67%, #FFF800 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--arielle-smile: radial-gradient(circle 248px at center, #16d9e3 0%, #30c7ec 47%, #46aef7 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--itmeo-branding: linear-gradient(180deg, #2af598 0%, #009efd 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--deep-blue: linear-gradient(to right, #6a11cb 0%, #2575fc 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--strong-bliss: linear-gradient(to right, #f78ca0 0%, #f9748f 19%, #fd868c 60%, #fe9a8b 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--sweet-period: linear-gradient(to top, #3f51b1 0%, #5a55ae 13%, #7b5fac 25%, #8f6aae 38%, #a86aa4 50%, #cc6b8e 62%, #f18271 75%, #f3a469 87%, #f7c978 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--purple-division: linear-gradient(to top, #7028e4 0%, #e5b2ca 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cold-evening: linear-gradient(to top, #0c3483 0%, #a2b6df 100%, #6b8cce 100%, #a2b6df 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--mountain-rock: linear-gradient(to right, #868f96 0%, #596164 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--desert-hump: linear-gradient(to top, #c79081 0%, #dfa579 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--ethernal-constance: linear-gradient(to top, #09203f 0%, #537895 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--happy-memories: linear-gradient(-60deg, #ff5858 0%, #f09819 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--grown-early: linear-gradient(to top, #0ba360 0%, #3cba92 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--morning-salad: linear-gradient(-225deg, #B7F8DB 0%, #50A7C2 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--night-call: linear-gradient(-225deg, #AC32E4 0%, #7918F2 48%, #4801FF 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--mind-crawl: linear-gradient(-225deg, #473B7B 0%, #3584A7 51%, #30D2BE 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--angel-care: linear-gradient(-225deg, #FFE29F 0%, #FFA99F 48%, #FF719A 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--juicy-cake: linear-gradient(to top, #e14fad 0%, #f9d423 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--rich-metal: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d2cc 0%, #304352 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--mole-hall: linear-gradient(-20deg, #616161 0%, #9bc5c3 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cloudy-knoxville: linear-gradient(120deg, #fdfbfb 0%, #ebedee 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--soft-grass: linear-gradient(to top, #c1dfc4 0%, #deecdd 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--saint-petersburg: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5f7fa 0%, #c3cfe2 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--everlasting-sky: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdfcfb 0%, #e2d1c3 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--kind-steel: linear-gradient(-20deg, #e9defa 0%, #fbfcdb 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--over-sun: linear-gradient(60deg, #abecd6 0%, #fbed96 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--premium-white: linear-gradient(to top, #d5d4d0 0%, #d5d4d0 1%, #eeeeec 31%, #efeeec 75%, #e9e9e7 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--clean-mirror: linear-gradient(45deg, #93a5cf 0%, #e4efe9 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--wild-apple: linear-gradient(to top, #d299c2 0%, #fef9d7 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--snow-again: linear-gradient(to top, #e6e9f0 0%, #eef1f5 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--confident-cloud: linear-gradient(to top, #dad4ec 0%, #dad4ec 1%, #f3e7e9 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--glass-water: linear-gradient(to top, #dfe9f3 0%, white 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--perfect-white: linear-gradient(-225deg, #E3FDF5 0%, #FFE6FA 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: clamp(22px, 1.375rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.625), 30px);--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: clamp(30px, 1.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.563), 50px);--wp--preset--font-size--xx-large: clamp(45px, 2.813rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.734), 80px);--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:root { --wp--style--global--content-size: var(--theme-block-max-width);--wp--style--global--wide-size: var(--theme-block-wide-max-width); }:where(body) { margin: 0; }.wp-site-blocks > .alignleft { float: left; margin-right: 2em; }.wp-site-blocks > .alignright { float: right; margin-left: 2em; }.wp-site-blocks > .aligncenter { justify-content: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }:where(.wp-site-blocks) > * { margin-block-start: var(--theme-content-spacing); margin-block-end: 0; }:where(.wp-site-blocks) > :first-child { margin-block-start: 0; }:where(.wp-site-blocks) > :last-child { margin-block-end: 0; }:root { --wp--style--block-gap: var(--theme-content-spacing); }:root :where(.is-layout-flow) > :first-child{margin-block-start: 0;}:root :where(.is-layout-flow) > :last-child{margin-block-end: 0;}:root :where(.is-layout-flow) > *{margin-block-start: var(--theme-content-spacing);margin-block-end: 0;}:root :where(.is-layout-constrained) > :first-child{margin-block-start: 0;}:root :where(.is-layout-constrained) > :last-child{margin-block-end: 0;}:root :where(.is-layout-constrained) > *{margin-block-start: var(--theme-content-spacing);margin-block-end: 0;}:root :where(.is-layout-flex){gap: var(--theme-content-spacing);}:root :where(.is-layout-grid){gap: var(--theme-content-spacing);}.is-layout-flow > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}.is-layout-flow > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}.is-layout-flow > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}.is-layout-constrained > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > :where(:not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.alignfull)){max-width: var(--wp--style--global--content-size);margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignwide{max-width: var(--wp--style--global--wide-size);}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-palette-color-1-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-1) !important;}.has-palette-color-2-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-2) !important;}.has-palette-color-3-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-3) !important;}.has-palette-color-4-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-4) !important;}.has-palette-color-5-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-5) !important;}.has-palette-color-6-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-6) !important;}.has-palette-color-7-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-7) !important;}.has-palette-color-8-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-8) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-palette-color-1-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-1) !important;}.has-palette-color-2-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-2) !important;}.has-palette-color-3-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-3) !important;}.has-palette-color-4-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-4) !important;}.has-palette-color-5-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-5) !important;}.has-palette-color-6-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-6) !important;}.has-palette-color-7-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-7) !important;}.has-palette-color-8-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-8) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-palette-color-1-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-1) !important;}.has-palette-color-2-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-2) !important;}.has-palette-color-3-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-3) !important;}.has-palette-color-4-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-4) !important;}.has-palette-color-5-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-5) !important;}.has-palette-color-6-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-6) !important;}.has-palette-color-7-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-7) !important;}.has-palette-color-8-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-8) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-juicy-peach-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--juicy-peach) !important;}.has-young-passion-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--young-passion) !important;}.has-true-sunset-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--true-sunset) !important;}.has-morpheus-den-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--morpheus-den) !important;}.has-plum-plate-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--plum-plate) !important;}.has-aqua-splash-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--aqua-splash) !important;}.has-love-kiss-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--love-kiss) !important;}.has-new-retrowave-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--new-retrowave) !important;}.has-plum-bath-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--plum-bath) !important;}.has-high-flight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--high-flight) !important;}.has-teen-party-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--teen-party) !important;}.has-fabled-sunset-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--fabled-sunset) !important;}.has-arielle-smile-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--arielle-smile) !important;}.has-itmeo-branding-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--itmeo-branding) !important;}.has-deep-blue-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--deep-blue) !important;}.has-strong-bliss-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--strong-bliss) !important;}.has-sweet-period-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--sweet-period) !important;}.has-purple-division-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--purple-division) !important;}.has-cold-evening-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cold-evening) !important;}.has-mountain-rock-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--mountain-rock) !important;}.has-desert-hump-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--desert-hump) !important;}.has-ethernal-constance-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--ethernal-constance) !important;}.has-happy-memories-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--happy-memories) !important;}.has-grown-early-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--grown-early) !important;}.has-morning-salad-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--morning-salad) !important;}.has-night-call-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--night-call) !important;}.has-mind-crawl-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--mind-crawl) !important;}.has-angel-care-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--angel-care) !important;}.has-juicy-cake-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--juicy-cake) !important;}.has-rich-metal-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--rich-metal) !important;}.has-mole-hall-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--mole-hall) !important;}.has-cloudy-knoxville-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cloudy-knoxville) !important;}.has-soft-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--soft-grass) !important;}.has-saint-petersburg-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--saint-petersburg) !important;}.has-everlasting-sky-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--everlasting-sky) !important;}.has-kind-steel-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--kind-steel) !important;}.has-over-sun-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--over-sun) !important;}.has-premium-white-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--premium-white) !important;}.has-clean-mirror-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--clean-mirror) !important;}.has-wild-apple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--wild-apple) !important;}.has-snow-again-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--snow-again) !important;}.has-confident-cloud-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--confident-cloud) !important;}.has-glass-water-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--glass-water) !important;}.has-perfect-white-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--perfect-white) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}.has-xx-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--xx-large) !important;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: clamp(0.984em, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.645), 1.5em);line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='cookie-notice-front-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/cookie-notice/css/front.min.css?ver=2.4.18' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ctf_styles-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/custom-twitter-feeds/css/ctf-styles.min.css?ver=2.2.5' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='uaf_client_css-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/useanyfont/uaf.css?ver=1726665838' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-popup-css-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-pop-up/assets/wp-popup.css?ver=1.2.6' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='searchwp-forms-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/searchwp/assets/css/frontend/search-forms.css?ver=4.3.17' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ct-main-styles-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/themes/blocksy/static/bundle/main.min.css?ver=2.0.66' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ct-page-title-styles-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/themes/blocksy/static/bundle/page-title.min.css?ver=2.0.66' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ct-stackable-styles-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/themes/blocksy/static/bundle/stackable.min.css?ver=2.0.66' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='theme_style-css' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/themes/blocksy-child/css/theme.min.css?ver=7b59dc2bd6c39f997ca65691d9dd0586415' media='all' /> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/frontend-gtag.js?ver=9.2.2" id="monsterinsights-frontend-script-js" async data-wp-strategy="async"></script> <script data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" id='monsterinsights-frontend-script-js-extra'>var monsterinsights_frontend = {"js_events_tracking":"true","download_extensions":"doc,pdf,ppt,zip,xls,docx,pptx,xlsx","inbound_paths":"[{\"path\":\"\\\/go\\\/\",\"label\":\"affiliate\"},{\"path\":\"\\\/recommend\\\/\",\"label\":\"affiliate\"}]","home_url":"https:\/\/acuns.org","hash_tracking":"false","v4_id":"G-04KPHR8PJE"};</script> <script id="ugb-block-frontend-js-v2-js-extra"> var stackable = {"restUrl":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-json\/"}; </script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks/dist/deprecated/frontend_blocks_deprecated_v2.js?ver=3.13.11" id="ugb-block-frontend-js-v2-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://acuns.org/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://acuns.org/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/1537" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://acuns.org/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 6.7" /> <link rel='shortlink' href='https://acuns.org/?p=1537' /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://acuns.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Facuns.org%2Fdissertation-award%2F" /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://acuns.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Facuns.org%2Fdissertation-award%2F&format=xml" /> <noscript><link rel='stylesheet' href='https://acuns.org/wp-content/themes/blocksy/static/bundle/no-scripts.min.css' type='text/css'></noscript> <link rel="icon" href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-180x180.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-270x270.png" /> <style id="wp-custom-css"> h1{ font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif !important; font-size:48px !important; font-weight:800 !important; } h2{ font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif !important; font-size:36px !important; font-weight:800 !important; } h3{ font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif !important; font-size:24px !important; font-weight:300; text-transform:capitalize; } h4{ font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif !important; font-size:21px !important; font-weight:800; } .ugb-main-block { margin-top: 0; } #main-container p, #main-container a, #main-container li{ font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif !important; font-size:18px!important; } .contact-text a{ color:#000000 !important; } h2, .widget-title{ color:#000000; } .ct-widget .ct-contact-info-widget .contact-info{ color:#000000; } .contact-info{ color:#000000 !important; } .ct-icon-container{ background-color:#04724d!important; color:#ffffff !important; } .ct-icon-container:hover{ background-color:#4f9c82!important; color:#ffffff !important; } .ct-widget > *:not(.widget-title){ color:#000000 !important; } .wp-block-table, table{ border:#000000; } .header-menu-1 .menu { margin-top:45px !important; } .ct-header-search,.ct-header-socials{ margin-top:63px !important; padding-bottom:0px; } .ugb-feature.ugb-feature--v2 .ugb-feature__item{ grid-gap:0px !important; } .ugb-feature__content{ padding:30px !important; } .donation{ padding-top:83px } .textwidget p{ font-weight:700; } .contact-text{ font-weight:700; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif !important; font-size:18px; } button { background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2,#04724d); padding: 8px 26px; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; } .ugb-button:hover{ border:2px solid #04724d !important; color:#04724d !important; background-color:#ffffff !important; } .gform_next_button:hover{ border:2px solid #04724d !important; color:#04724d !important; background-color:#ffffff !important; } .rcp-button:hover{ border:2px solid #04724d !important; color:#04724d !important; background-color:#ffffff !important; } .gform_previous_button:hover{ border:2px solid #04724d !important; color:#04724d !important; background-color:#ffffff !important; } .gform_button:hover{ border:2px solid #04724d !important; color:#04724d !important; background-color:#ffffff !important; } .ugb-button--inner:hover{ color:#04724d !important; } .cshp{ text-align:center !important; } @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { .donation { padding:0px; } .ct-social-box{ margin-top:-75px; } .ct-header-search { margin-top:0px !important; } } @media (max-width: 999.98px){ .donation, .entry-content{ padding-top:0px; margin-top:-25px !important; } .ct-social-box{ margin-top:-80px } } .header-menu-1 { margin-top: 40px !important; height: auto; } #rcp-account-overview ~ h4, #rcp-payment-history { display: none; } .ugb-columns>.ugb-inner-block>.ugb-block-content>.ugb-columns__item{ grid-gap:0px; } .SandboxRoot.env-bp-660 .twitter-tweet { font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; } .main_btns:hover{ border:2px solid #04724d; } .main_cols{ padding-top:80px; padding-right:50px; padding-left:50px; } .main_col{ padding-top:90px; padding-right:50px; padding-left:50px; } .ctf{ padding-top:15px !important; padding-left:50px !important; padding-right:100px !important; } .ct-button { padding: 0px 25px 0px 25px; font-weight: bold; font-size:15px !important; margin-bottom:-6px; } .ct-header-cta [data-size="small"] { --theme-button-min-height: 0px; padding-top:4px; } .ct-button:hover{ --buttonShadow: none; --buttonTransform: none } body.home #post-9 .entry-content > div:first-of-type { /*margin-bottom: 25px;*/ } @media screen and (max-width: 960px) { .entry-content h2:first-child { margin-top: var(--contentSpacing); } } /** * 07/18/23: Fix bug with Blocksy + the Restrict Content Pro group * table. Make the Group table show the Actions columns so group owners and admins can manage group members. * - by deyonte@cornershopcreative.com */ table[id*="rcp"] th[hidden], table[id*="rcp"] td[hidden], table[class*="rcp"] th[hidden], table[class*="rcp"] td[hidden] { display: table-cell !important; } /** * 07/18/23: Hide the Renew membership link and the Update Credit Card link in the Restrict Content Pro membership Actions table column. * * Hide the ability for group admins to add users to the institution on the frontend. * - by deyonte@cornershopcreative.com */ table[class*="rcp"] .rcp_sub_details_update_card, table[id*="rcp"] .rcp_sub_details_update_card, table[class*="rcp"] .rcp_sub_details_renew, table[id*="rcp"] .rcp_sub_details_renew, form#rcpga-group-member-add-form, form#rcpga-group-member-import-form { display: none; }{ display: none; } </style> <style type="text/css" media="all" id="kioken-blocks-frontend"></style> </head> <body class="page-template-default page page-id-1537 wp-embed-responsive stk--is-blocksy-theme cookies-not-set " data-link="type-2" data-prefix="single_page" data-header="type-1" data-footer="type-1" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage"> <a class="skip-link show-on-focus" href="#main"> Skip to content</a> <div class="ct-drawer-canvas" data-location="start"> <div id="search-modal" class="ct-panel" data-behaviour="modal"> <div class="ct-panel-actions"> <button class="ct-toggle-close" data-type="type-1" aria-label="Close search modal"> <svg class="ct-icon" width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M1 15a1 1 0 01-.71-.29 1 1 0 010-1.41l5.8-5.8-5.8-5.8A1 1 0 011.7.29l5.8 5.8 5.8-5.8a1 1 0 011.41 1.41l-5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8a1 1 0 01-1.41 1.41l-5.8-5.8-5.8 5.8A1 1 0 011 15z"/></svg> </button> </div> <div class="ct-panel-content"> <form role="search" method="get" class="ct-search-form" action="https://acuns.org/" aria-haspopup="listbox" data-live-results="thumbs"> <input type="search" class="modal-field" placeholder="Search" value="" name="s" autocomplete="off" title="Search for..." aria-label="Search for..."> <div class="ct-search-form-controls"> <button type="submit" class="wp-element-button" data-button="icon" aria-label="Search button"> <svg class="ct-icon ct-search-button-content" aria-hidden="true" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M14.8,13.7L12,11c0.9-1.2,1.5-2.6,1.5-4.2c0-3.7-3-6.8-6.8-6.8S0,3,0,6.8s3,6.8,6.8,6.8c1.6,0,3.1-0.6,4.2-1.5l2.8,2.8c0.1,0.1,0.3,0.2,0.5,0.2s0.4-0.1,0.5-0.2C15.1,14.5,15.1,14,14.8,13.7z M1.5,6.8c0-2.9,2.4-5.2,5.2-5.2S12,3.9,12,6.8S9.6,12,6.8,12S1.5,9.6,1.5,6.8z"/></svg> <span class="ct-ajax-loader"> <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" opacity="0.2" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="2"/> <path d="m12,2c5.52,0,10,4.48,10,10" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="2"> <animateTransform attributeName="transform" attributeType="XML" type="rotate" dur="0.6s" from="0 12 12" to="360 12 12" repeatCount="indefinite" /> </path> </svg> </span> </button> <input type="hidden" name="ct_post_type" value="post:page"> <input type="hidden" value="338b088bb4" class="ct-live-results-nonce"> </div> <div class="screen-reader-text" aria-live="polite" role="status"> No results </div> </form> </div> </div> <div id="offcanvas" class="ct-panel ct-header" data-behaviour="right-side"><div class="ct-panel-inner"> <div class="ct-panel-actions"> <button class="ct-toggle-close" data-type="type-1" aria-label="Close drawer"> <svg class="ct-icon" width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M1 15a1 1 0 01-.71-.29 1 1 0 010-1.41l5.8-5.8-5.8-5.8A1 1 0 011.7.29l5.8 5.8 5.8-5.8a1 1 0 011.41 1.41l-5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8a1 1 0 01-1.41 1.41l-5.8-5.8-5.8 5.8A1 1 0 011 15z"/></svg> </button> </div> <div class="ct-panel-content" data-device="desktop"><div class="ct-panel-content-inner"></div></div><div class="ct-panel-content" data-device="mobile"><div class="ct-panel-content-inner"> <nav class="mobile-menu menu-container has-submenu" data-id="mobile-menu" data-interaction="click" data-toggle-type="type-1" data-submenu-dots="yes" aria-label="Off Canvas Menu"> <ul id="menu-mobile-menu" role="menubar"><li id="menu-item-1777" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-1777" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1776" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1776" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-membership/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Join</a></li> <li id="menu-item-879" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-879" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-membership/member-login/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Login</a></li> <li id="menu-item-2921" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2921" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/monthly-bulletin/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Subscribe</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1762" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1762" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">About</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1428" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1428" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/purpose/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Our Purpose</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1429" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1429" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="https://acuns.org/governance-and-policies/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Leadership and Governance</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1430" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1430" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/people/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">People</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1433" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1433" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/host-institution/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Host Institution</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1764" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1764" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/committees/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Committees</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1434" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1434" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/bylaws/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Bylaws</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1765" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1765" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/privacy-policies/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Privacy Policies</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1766" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1766" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/cyber-security-policies/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Cyber Security Policies</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1437" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1437" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="https://acuns.org/history/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">History</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1438" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1438" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-chairs/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Chairs</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1439" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1439" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-host-institutions/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Host Institutions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1443" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1443" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/liaison-offices/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Liaison Offices</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1770" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1770" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/contacts/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Contacts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1445" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1445" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/special-thanks/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Special Thanks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-2927" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2927" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-membership/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Membership</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1459" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1459" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Events</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-5079" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5079" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/2023-annual-meeting/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">2023 Annual Meeting</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1460" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1460" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="https://acuns.org/annual-meeting-general/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Annual Meeting General</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1462" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1462" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-meetings/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Meetings</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1463" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1463" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/john-holmes-lecture/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">John Holmes Lecture</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-5080" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5080" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-un-workshop-2023/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS-UN Workshop 2023</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1464" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1464" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/workshop-general/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS-UN Workshop General</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1465" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1465" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/seminars-and-panels/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Seminars and Panels</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-673" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-673" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Publications</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1466" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1466" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/global-governance-journal/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Global Governance Journal</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3462" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3462" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/book-series/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Book Series on the UN System</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1467" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1467" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/monthly-bulletin/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Monthly Bulletin</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1767" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1767" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-publications/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Publications</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1768" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1768" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/quarterly-newsletter/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Quarterly Newsletter</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1441" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1441" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/podcasts/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Podcasts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1442" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1442" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/book-reviews/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Book Reviews</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-674" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-674" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Network</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1468" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1468" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/ggin/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">The Global Governance Innovation Network</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-675" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-675" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Opportunities</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1469" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent current_page_parent current_page_ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-1469" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="https://acuns.org/awards/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Awards</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1773" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-1537 current_page_item menu-item-1773" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/dissertation-award/" aria-current="page" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Dissertation Award</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1774" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1774" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/book-award/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Book Award</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1470" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1470" role="none"><span class="ct-sub-menu-parent"><a href="https://acuns.org/nominations/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Nominations</a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-mobile" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"><svg class="ct-icon toggle-icon-1" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M3.9,5.1l3.6,3.6l3.6-3.6l1.4,0.7l-5,5l-5-5L3.9,5.1z"/></svg></button></span> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1471" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1471" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/?page_id=1192" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Leadership (old)</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1474" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1474" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/global-governance-host/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Global Governance Host</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1475" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1475" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/workshop-host/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS-UN Workshop Host</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1775" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1775" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/un-opportunities/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">UN Opportunities</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1771" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1771" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/un-passes-and-accreditations/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">UN Passes and Accreditations</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></nav> <div class="ct-header-cta" data-id="button"> <a href="https://acuns.org/donate-to-acuns/" class="ct-button" data-size="small" aria-label="Donate"> Donate </a> </div> <div class="ct-header-socials " data-id="socials"> <div class="ct-social-box" data-color="custom" data-icon-size="custom" data-icons-type="rounded:solid" > <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/academic-council-on-the-united-nations-system-acuns-" data-network="linkedin" aria-label="LinkedIn"> <span class="ct-icon-container"> <svg width="20px" height="20px" viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M18.6,0H1.4C0.6,0,0,0.6,0,1.4v17.1C0,19.4,0.6,20,1.4,20h17.1c0.8,0,1.4-0.6,1.4-1.4V1.4C20,0.6,19.4,0,18.6,0z M6,17.1h-3V7.6h3L6,17.1L6,17.1zM4.6,6.3c-1,0-1.7-0.8-1.7-1.7s0.8-1.7,1.7-1.7c0.9,0,1.7,0.8,1.7,1.7C6.3,5.5,5.5,6.3,4.6,6.3z M17.2,17.1h-3v-4.6c0-1.1,0-2.5-1.5-2.5c-1.5,0-1.8,1.2-1.8,2.5v4.7h-3V7.6h2.8v1.3h0c0.4-0.8,1.4-1.5,2.8-1.5c3,0,3.6,2,3.6,4.5V17.1z"/> </svg> </span> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/acunstweets?lang=gl" data-network="twitter" aria-label="X (Twitter)"> <span class="ct-icon-container"> <svg width="20px" height="20px" viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M2.9 0C1.3 0 0 1.3 0 2.9v14.3C0 18.7 1.3 20 2.9 20h14.3c1.6 0 2.9-1.3 2.9-2.9V2.9C20 1.3 18.7 0 17.1 0H2.9zm13.2 3.8L11.5 9l5.5 7.2h-4.3l-3.3-4.4-3.8 4.4H3.4l5-5.7-5.3-6.7h4.4l3 4 3.5-4h2.1zM14.4 15 6.8 5H5.6l7.7 10h1.1z"/> </svg> </span> </a> <a href="mailto:admin@acuns.org" data-network="email" aria-label="Email"> <span class="ct-icon-container"> <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M10,10.1L0,4.7C0.1,3.2,1.4,2,3,2h14c1.6,0,2.9,1.2,3,2.8L10,10.1z M10,11.8c-0.1,0-0.2,0-0.4-0.1L0,6.4V15c0,1.7,1.3,3,3,3h4.9h4.3H17c1.7,0,3-1.3,3-3V6.4l-9.6,5.2C10.2,11.7,10.1,11.7,10,11.8z"/> </svg> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div id="main-container"> <header id="header" class="ct-header" data-id="type-1" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/WPHeader"><div data-device="desktop"><div data-row="top" data-column-set="1"><div class="ct-container"><div data-column="end" data-placements="1"><div data-items="primary"> <nav id="header-menu-1" class="header-menu-1 menu-container" data-id="menu" data-interaction="hover" data-menu="type-1" data-dropdown="type-1:simple" data-responsive="no" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement" aria-label="Header Menu"> <ul id="menu-header-utility-menu" class="menu" role="menubar"><li id="menu-item-1159" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1159" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-membership/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Join</a></li> <li id="menu-item-881" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-881" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-membership/member-login/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Login</a></li> <li id="menu-item-2918" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2918" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/monthly-bulletin/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Subscribe</a></li> </ul></nav> <div class="ct-header-cta" data-id="button"> <a href="https://acuns.org/donate-to-acuns/" class="ct-button" data-size="small" aria-label="Donate"> Donate </a> </div> <button data-toggle-panel="#search-modal" class="ct-header-search ct-toggle " aria-label="Search" data-label="left" data-id="search"> <span class="ct-label ct-hidden-sm ct-hidden-md ct-hidden-lg">Search</span> <svg class="ct-icon" aria-hidden="true" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M14.8,13.7L12,11c0.9-1.2,1.5-2.6,1.5-4.2c0-3.7-3-6.8-6.8-6.8S0,3,0,6.8s3,6.8,6.8,6.8c1.6,0,3.1-0.6,4.2-1.5l2.8,2.8c0.1,0.1,0.3,0.2,0.5,0.2s0.4-0.1,0.5-0.2C15.1,14.5,15.1,14,14.8,13.7z M1.5,6.8c0-2.9,2.4-5.2,5.2-5.2S12,3.9,12,6.8S9.6,12,6.8,12S1.5,9.6,1.5,6.8z"/></svg></button> <div class="ct-header-socials " data-id="socials"> <div class="ct-social-box" data-color="custom" data-icon-size="custom" data-icons-type="rounded:solid" > <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/academic-council-on-the-united-nations-system-acuns-" data-network="linkedin" aria-label="LinkedIn"> <span class="ct-icon-container"> <svg width="20px" height="20px" viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M18.6,0H1.4C0.6,0,0,0.6,0,1.4v17.1C0,19.4,0.6,20,1.4,20h17.1c0.8,0,1.4-0.6,1.4-1.4V1.4C20,0.6,19.4,0,18.6,0z M6,17.1h-3V7.6h3L6,17.1L6,17.1zM4.6,6.3c-1,0-1.7-0.8-1.7-1.7s0.8-1.7,1.7-1.7c0.9,0,1.7,0.8,1.7,1.7C6.3,5.5,5.5,6.3,4.6,6.3z M17.2,17.1h-3v-4.6c0-1.1,0-2.5-1.5-2.5c-1.5,0-1.8,1.2-1.8,2.5v4.7h-3V7.6h2.8v1.3h0c0.4-0.8,1.4-1.5,2.8-1.5c3,0,3.6,2,3.6,4.5V17.1z"/> </svg> </span> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/acunstweets?lang=gl" data-network="twitter" aria-label="X (Twitter)"> <span class="ct-icon-container"> <svg width="20px" height="20px" viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M2.9 0C1.3 0 0 1.3 0 2.9v14.3C0 18.7 1.3 20 2.9 20h14.3c1.6 0 2.9-1.3 2.9-2.9V2.9C20 1.3 18.7 0 17.1 0H2.9zm13.2 3.8L11.5 9l5.5 7.2h-4.3l-3.3-4.4-3.8 4.4H3.4l5-5.7-5.3-6.7h4.4l3 4 3.5-4h2.1zM14.4 15 6.8 5H5.6l7.7 10h1.1z"/> </svg> </span> </a> <a href="mailto:admin@acuns.org" data-network="email" aria-label="Email"> <span class="ct-icon-container"> <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M10,10.1L0,4.7C0.1,3.2,1.4,2,3,2h14c1.6,0,2.9,1.2,3,2.8L10,10.1z M10,11.8c-0.1,0-0.2,0-0.4-0.1L0,6.4V15c0,1.7,1.3,3,3,3h4.9h4.3H17c1.7,0,3-1.3,3-3V6.4l-9.6,5.2C10.2,11.7,10.1,11.7,10,11.8z"/> </svg> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div data-row="middle" data-column-set="1"><div class="ct-container"><div data-column="end" data-placements="1"><div data-items="primary"> <nav id="header-menu-2" class="header-menu-2 menu-container" data-id="menu-secondary" data-interaction="hover" data-menu="type-1" data-dropdown="type-1:simple" data-stretch data-responsive="no" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement" aria-label="Header Menu"> <ul id="menu-main-menu" class="menu" role="menubar"><li id="menu-item-1393" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-1393" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-273" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-273 animated-submenu-block" role="none"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">About<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1198" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1198" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/purpose/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Our Purpose</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1199" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1199 animated-submenu-inline" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/governance-and-policies/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Leadership and Governance<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1200" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1200" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/people/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">People</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1203" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1203" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/host-institution/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Host Institution</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1534" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1534" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/committees/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Committees</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1204" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1204" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/bylaws/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Bylaws</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1584" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1584" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/privacy-policies/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Privacy Policies</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1533" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1533" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/cyber-security-policies/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Cyber Security Policies</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1209" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1209 animated-submenu-inline" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/history/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">History<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1210" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1210" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-chairs/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Chairs</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9813" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9813" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/history/past-board-members-by-year/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Board Members by Year</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1211" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1211" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-host-institutions/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Host Institutions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1215" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1215" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/liaison-offices/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Liaison Offices</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1553" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1553" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/contacts/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Contacts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1217" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1217" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/special-thanks/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Special Thanks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1478" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1478" role="none"><a href="http://acuns.org/acuns-membership/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Membership</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1479" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1479 animated-submenu-block" role="none"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Events<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-10311" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10311" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/annual-meeting-2025/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS Annual Meeting 2025</a></li> <li id="menu-item-6249" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6249" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/events/acuns-annual-meeting-2024/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS Annual Meeting 2024</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1222" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1222 animated-submenu-inline" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/annual-meeting-general/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS Annual Meeting General<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1224" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1224" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-meetings/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Meetings</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1225" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1225" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/john-holmes-lecture/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">John Holmes Lecture</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-4962" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4962" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-un-workshop-2023/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS-UN Workshop 2023</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1221" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1221" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/workshop-general/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS-UN Workshop General</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1226" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1226" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/seminars-and-panels/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Seminars and Panels</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-274" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-274 animated-submenu-block" role="none"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Publications<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1227" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1227" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/global-governance-journal/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Global Governance Journal</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3463" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3463" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/book-series/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Book Series on the UN System</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1228" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1228" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/monthly-bulletin/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Monthly Bulletin</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1525" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1525 animated-submenu-inline" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/past-publications/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Past Publications<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1526" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1526" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/quarterly-newsletter/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Quarterly Newsletter</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1213" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1213" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/podcasts/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Podcasts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1214" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1214" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/book-reviews/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Book Reviews</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-275" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-275 animated-submenu-block" role="none"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Network<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1229" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1229" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/ggin/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">The Global Governance Innovation Network</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1220" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1220" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/experts-header/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Expert Directory</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-276" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-276 animated-submenu-block" role="none"><a href="#" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Opportunities<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1230" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent current_page_parent current_page_ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-1230 animated-submenu-inline" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/awards/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Awards<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-1539" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-1537 current_page_item menu-item-1539" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/dissertation-award/" aria-current="page" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Dissertation Award</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1540" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1540" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/book-award/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Book Award</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1231" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1231 animated-submenu-inline" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/nominations/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Nominations<span class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop"><svg class="ct-icon" width="8" height="8" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M2.1,3.2l5.4,5.4l5.4-5.4L15,4.3l-7.5,7.5L0,4.3L2.1,3.2z"/></svg></span></a><button class="ct-toggle-dropdown-desktop-ghost" aria-label="Expand dropdown menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="menuitem"></button> <ul class="sub-menu" role="menu"> <li id="menu-item-7234" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7234" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/leadership-2/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Leadership</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1235" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1235" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/global-governance-host/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">Global Governance Host</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1236" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1236" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/workshop-host/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">ACUNS-UN Workshop Host</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-1544" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1544" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/un-opportunities/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">UN Opportunities</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1603" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1603" role="none"><a href="https://acuns.org/un-passes-and-accreditations/" class="ct-menu-link" role="menuitem">UN Passes and Accreditations</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></nav> </div></div></div></div></div><div data-device="mobile"><div data-row="middle" data-column-set="2"><div class="ct-container"><div data-column="start" data-placements="1"><div data-items="primary"> <div class="site-branding" data-id="logo" > <a href="https://acuns.org/" class="site-logo-container" rel="home" itemprop="url" ></a> </div> </div></div><div data-column="end" data-placements="1"><div data-items="primary"> <button data-toggle-panel="#search-modal" class="ct-header-search ct-toggle " aria-label="Search" data-label="left" data-id="search"> <span class="ct-label ct-hidden-sm ct-hidden-md ct-hidden-lg">Search</span> <svg class="ct-icon" aria-hidden="true" width="15" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><path d="M14.8,13.7L12,11c0.9-1.2,1.5-2.6,1.5-4.2c0-3.7-3-6.8-6.8-6.8S0,3,0,6.8s3,6.8,6.8,6.8c1.6,0,3.1-0.6,4.2-1.5l2.8,2.8c0.1,0.1,0.3,0.2,0.5,0.2s0.4-0.1,0.5-0.2C15.1,14.5,15.1,14,14.8,13.7z M1.5,6.8c0-2.9,2.4-5.2,5.2-5.2S12,3.9,12,6.8S9.6,12,6.8,12S1.5,9.6,1.5,6.8z"/></svg></button> <button data-toggle-panel="#offcanvas" class="ct-header-trigger ct-toggle " data-design="simple" data-label="right" aria-label="Menu" data-id="trigger"> <span class="ct-label ct-hidden-sm ct-hidden-md ct-hidden-lg">Menu</span> <svg class="ct-icon" width="18" height="14" viewBox="0 0 18 14" aria-hidden="true" data-type="type-1"> <rect y="0.00" width="18" height="1.7" rx="1"/> <rect y="6.15" width="18" height="1.7" rx="1"/> <rect y="12.3" width="18" height="1.7" rx="1"/> </svg> </button> </div></div></div></div></div></header> <main id="main" class="site-main hfeed"> <div class="ct-container-full" data-content="normal" data-vertical-spacing="top:bottom"> <article id="post-1537" class="post-1537 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="hero-section ct-constrained-width" data-type="type-1"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="page-title" title="Dissertation Award" itemprop="headline">Dissertation Award</h1> </header> </div> <div class="entry-content is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong>Congratulations to the 2024 Dissertation Award Winners</strong></h2> <p><strong>JOHANNES SCHERZINGER </strong>| Switzerland<br>University of Zurich<br><em>Searching for Themes in a Chamber full of Noise? How Language Affects United Nations’ Actions and Decisions.</em></p> <p><strong>REBECCA YEMO</strong> | United States<br>University of Massachusetts Boston<br><em>Advancing Women’s Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review</em></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-custom-size" id="2022-award-eligibility-and-requirements" style="font-size:21px">For your reference, here are the 2024 Award Eligibility and Requirements</h2> <div class="wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-358d084 ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-basic ugb-main-block" aria-expanded="false"><div class="ugb-inner-block"><div class="ugb-block-content"><div class="ugb-accordion__item"><div class="ugb-accordion__heading" role="button" tabindex="0"><h4 class="ugb-accordion__title">Eligibility</h4><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" class="ugb-accordion__arrow" width="20" height="20"><path d="M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z"></path></svg></div><div class="ugb-accordion__content" role="region"><div class="ugb-accordion__content-inner"> <p>The Dissertation Award recognizes research that directly concerns the UN and/or the UN system. Applications not related to the UN and/or UN system will not be considered.</p> <p>Applicants for the Dissertation Award must be a member of ACUNS. Information about joining ACUNS can be found on the dedicated <a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-membership/individual-benefits/">individual membership</a> page. Applicants are invited to <a href="https://acuns.org/acuns-membership/">register for membership</a> prior to submitting their application. You can submit an application right after becoming a member. Students should note that there are membership rates as low as $5 USD. </p> <p><strong>Applicants must have successfully defended their PhD or JSD dissertation in the period between 1 January 2023 and 15 April 2024. </strong>The date of each applicant’s dissertation defense will need to be confirmed by their faculty recommenders.</p> <p>While an applicant’s dissertation may itself be written in any language, all application materials for the Dissertation Award must be written in English.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-54b2be8 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block"><div class="ugb-inner-block"><div class="ugb-block-content"><div class="ugb-spacer--inner"></div></div></div></div> <div class="wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-e8b8a27 ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-basic ugb-main-block" aria-expanded="false"><div class="ugb-inner-block"><div class="ugb-block-content"><div class="ugb-accordion__item"><div class="ugb-accordion__heading" role="button" tabindex="0"><h4 class="ugb-accordion__title">Application Materials and Procedure</h4><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" class="ugb-accordion__arrow" width="20" height="20"><path d="M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z"></path></svg></div><div class="ugb-accordion__content" role="region"><div class="ugb-accordion__content-inner"> <p>Applications are to be submitted via the blue button above. The application form asks applicants to provide biographical information and the contact information of two faculty advisors who will submit letters of recommendation. The form allows the required Dissertation Synopsis and CV to be uploaded. Only complete applications will be considered. The following information regards the parameters for the primary application materials. <strong>All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be received by 15 April 2024.</strong></p> <p><strong>Dissertation Synopsis: </strong>Applicants must provide a synopsis of their dissertation that contains a detailed account of the primary research question addressed, the content of research that has been conducted, and the significance of the research for scholarship on the UN and/or the UN system. The Synopsis must follow the formatting parameters listed below and cannot exceed 12 pages. Bibliographic references can adhere to any official citation format but must be applied consistently.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Name of applicant on first page</li> <li>Times New Roman, 12-point font</li> <li>Single-spacing between lines</li> <li>12 pages maximum length (including Bibliography and References)</li> <li>PDF file (.pdf) </li> <li>Consistent citation format (any style)</li> </ul> <p><strong>CV: </strong>Applicants must provide a curriculum vitae. The CV should provide information on the applicant’s past education, research, and relevant work experience. The CV should not exceed 5 pages and must be a PDF file. There are no other formatting requirements.</p> <p><strong>Letters of Recommendation: </strong>Applications must be supported by letters of recommendation from two (2) faculty members who are familiar with the applicant’s academic work. On the application form, applicants will be required to input the emails of their two faculty recommenders, who will automatically receive instructions regarding the submission of their recommendations. Applicants are encouraged to follow up with their recommenders to ensure that they have received the necessary notification and have submitted their letters of recommendation before the deadline.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-3d45521 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block"><div class="ugb-inner-block"><div class="ugb-block-content"><div class="ugb-spacer--inner"></div></div></div></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="past-award-winners">Past Award Winners</h2> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-v4z47wk" data-block-id="v4z47wk"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ACUNS_Logo_Square.png"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="771" height="658" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ACUNS_Logo_Square-771x658.png" alt="" class="wp-image-6055" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ACUNS_Logo_Square-771x658.png 771w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ACUNS_Logo_Square-336x287.png 336w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ACUNS_Logo_Square-768x656.png 768w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ACUNS_Logo_Square.png 1313w" sizes="(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><strong>2023: Rob Grace </strong><br>Brown University | United States<br><em>The Promise and Tragedy of Humanitarianism: How Aid Workers Negotiate the Politics of International Emergency Relief.</em> </p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-rrvoqp0" data-block-id="rrvoqp0"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png"><img decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1880" style="width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png 512w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-336x336.png 336w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-140x140.png 140w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-270x270.png 270w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-192x192.png 192w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-180x180.png 180w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-32x32.png 32w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2022: <strong>Anine Hagemann</strong></strong><br>University of Copenhagen | Denmark<br><em>Inventing Protection: The birth of the United Nations protection of civilians sites in South Sudan</em></p> </div> </div> <p class="has-text-align-center">AND</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png"><img decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1880" style="width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png 512w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-336x336.png 336w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-140x140.png 140w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-270x270.png 270w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-192x192.png 192w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-180x180.png 180w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-32x32.png 32w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2022: <strong>Jenna Russo</strong></strong><br>City University of New York (CUNY) | United States<br><em>Protecting Peace? Analyzing the Relationship Between the Protection of Civilians and Peace in UN Peacekeeping Settings</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-bh6spva" data-block-id="bh6spva"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png"><img decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1880" style="width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon.png 512w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-336x336.png 336w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-140x140.png 140w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-270x270.png 270w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-192x192.png 192w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-180x180.png 180w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-white_square_for_icon-32x32.png 32w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2021: <strong>Hannah Birkenkötter</strong> </strong><br>Humboldt University of Berlin | Germany<br><em><em>A Concept at the Very Heart of the Organization’s Mission: Unpacking the Rule of Law in the United Nations</em></em></p> <p></p> <p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions:</em></strong><br>Sam Onapa | University of New England | United States | <em>Dealing with Estranged Political Relationships: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Peace in South Sudan</em><br><br>Laura Peitz | Hertie School of Governance | Germany | <em>Dual Nature of Multilateral Development Banks: Balancing Development and Financial Logics</em><br><br>Emma Saint | London School of Economics and Political Science | United Kingdom | <em>Empowering Resistance: Revisionist States and the Underlying Dynamics of Norm Diffusion</em><br> </p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-86gyu3n" data-block-id="86gyu3n"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2020-Dissertation-Award-Eric-Tanguay.jpeg"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2020-Dissertation-Award-Eric-Tanguay.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-4223" style="width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2020-Dissertation-Award-Eric-Tanguay.jpeg 400w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2020-Dissertation-Award-Eric-Tanguay-336x336.jpeg 336w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2020-Dissertation-Award-Eric-Tanguay-140x140.jpeg 140w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2020: Eric Tanguay</strong><br>Wilfrid Laurier University | Canada<br><em>Navigating Pathways for Peace in Hybrid Political Contexts: Examining Ghana’s Infrastructure for Peace</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-t20fr8r" data-block-id="t20fr8r"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2019-Dissertation-Award-Catriona-Standfield.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="193" height="193" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2019-Dissertation-Award-Catriona-Standfield.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4222" style="width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2019-Dissertation-Award-Catriona-Standfield.jpg 193w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2019-Dissertation-Award-Catriona-Standfield-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2019: Catriona Standfield</strong><br>Syracuse University | United States<br><em>Gender and Legitimacy in United Nations Mediation</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-gwnmuro" data-block-id="gwnmuro"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2018-Dissertation-Award-Dorottya-Mendly.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2018-Dissertation-Award-Dorottya-Mendly.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4221" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2018-Dissertation-Award-Dorottya-Mendly.png 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2018-Dissertation-Award-Dorottya-Mendly-140x140.png 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2018: Dorottya Mendly</strong><br>Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary<br><em>Constructing Agency: The UN in a Global Governmentality</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-4zhdvgt" data-block-id="4zhdvgt"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2017-Dissertation-Award-Gabriella-Lloyd.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2017-Dissertation-Award-Gabriella-Lloyd.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4220" style="width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2017-Dissertation-Award-Gabriella-Lloyd.jpg 150w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2017-Dissertation-Award-Gabriella-Lloyd-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2017: Gabriella Lloyd</strong><br>The Ohio State University | United States<br><em>Mandating (In) Security? How UN Missions Endanger the Civilians They Intend to Protect</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-k48l669" data-block-id="k48l669"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2016-Dissertation-Award-Gabriela-Bueno.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2016-Dissertation-Award-Gabriela-Bueno.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4248" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2016-Dissertation-Award-Gabriela-Bueno.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2016-Dissertation-Award-Gabriela-Bueno-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2016: Gabriela Bueno</strong><br>University of Massachusetts: Boston | United States<br><em>The Institutional Landscape of International Forest Protection: Understanding Institutional Complexity in International Forest Governance</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-nawrb3b" data-block-id="nawrb3b"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2015-Dissertation-Award-Dahlia-Simangan.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2015-Dissertation-Award-Dahlia-Simangan.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4247" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2015-Dissertation-Award-Dahlia-Simangan.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2015-Dissertation-Award-Dahlia-Simangan-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2015: Dahlia Simangan</strong><br>The Australian National University | Australia<br><em>The Responsibility to Rebuild: Exploring the Future of UN’s Approach to Post-Conflict Peacebuilding</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-rmjy5an" data-block-id="rmjy5an"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2014-Dissertation-Award-Anjali-Dayal.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2014-Dissertation-Award-Anjali-Dayal.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4246" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2014-Dissertation-Award-Anjali-Dayal.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2014-Dissertation-Award-Anjali-Dayal-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2014: Anjali Dayal</strong><br>Georgetown University | United States<br><em>War, Repetition, Reputation: Peacekeeping and Links between Civil Wars</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-afgckr3" data-block-id="afgckr3"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2013-Dissertation-Award-Elodie-Convergne.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2013-Dissertation-Award-Elodie-Convergne.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4245" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2013-Dissertation-Award-Elodie-Convergne.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2013-Dissertation-Award-Elodie-Convergne-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2013: Elodie Convergne</strong><br>Sciences Po Paris | France and Visiting Scholar at Columbia University | United States<br><em>UN Special Envoy Mediation in Civil Wars: Polysemic Peace, Flexible Diplomacy, and Emancipation of the Secretariat</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-6nko9e8" data-block-id="6nko9e8"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2012-Dissertation-Award-Gabriel-Cardona-Fox.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="199" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2012-Dissertation-Award-Gabriel-Cardona-Fox.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4244" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2012-Dissertation-Award-Gabriel-Cardona-Fox.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2012-Dissertation-Award-Gabriel-Cardona-Fox-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2012: Gabriel Cardona-Fox</strong><br>The University of Texas at Austin | United States<br><em>When Soft Law Makes a Difference: A Global Study of Compliance with the International Regime to Protect Internally Displaced Persons</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-3eg65l1" data-block-id="3eg65l1"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2011-Dissertation-Award-Herman-Salton.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2011-Dissertation-Award-Herman-Salton.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4243" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2011-Dissertation-Award-Herman-Salton.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2011-Dissertation-Award-Herman-Salton-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2011: Herman Salton</strong><br>University of Wales: Aberystwyth | United Kingdom and Visiting Research Fellow at the City University of New York | United States<br><em>Dangerous Diplomacy: Anatomy of the UN Failure in Rwanda</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-tlqwdtc" data-block-id="tlqwdtc"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2010-Dissertation-Award-Carlotta-Minnella.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2010-Dissertation-Award-Carlotta-Minnella.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4242" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2010-Dissertation-Award-Carlotta-Minnella.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2010-Dissertation-Award-Carlotta-Minnella-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2010: Carlotta Minnella</strong><br>University of Oxford | United Kingdom<br><em>Delegitimizing Violence: The Cultural Sources of National Security and Counter-Terrorism Policies after September 11</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-tes37qb" data-block-id="tes37qb"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-16 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2009-Dissertation-Award-Megan-Bradley.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="194" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2009-Dissertation-Award-Megan-Bradley.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4241"/></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2009: Megan Bradley</strong><br>University of Oxford | United Kingdom<br><em>Just Return: Redress for Refugees and the Responsibilities of States</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-3zwgd02" data-block-id="3zwgd02"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2008-Dissertation-Award-Kelly-Levin.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2008-Dissertation-Award-Kelly-Levin.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4240" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2008-Dissertation-Award-Kelly-Levin.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2008-Dissertation-Award-Kelly-Levin-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2008: Kelly Levin</strong><br>Yale School of Forestry and Environment Studies | United States<br><em>Protecting Biodiversity in a Changing Climate: The Role of Science in Adaptation Policy</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-g5rh5av" data-block-id="g5rh5av"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-18 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2007-Dissertation-Award-Monika-Krause.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2007-Dissertation-Award-Monika-Krause.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4239" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2007-Dissertation-Award-Monika-Krause.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2007-Dissertation-Award-Monika-Krause-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2007: Monika Krause</strong><br>New York University | United States<br><em>The Logic of Relief: Humanitarian NGOs and Global Governance</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-rf8wxsm" data-block-id="rf8wxsm"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-19 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2006-Dissertation-Award-Christopher-Blattman.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2006-Dissertation-Award-Christopher-Blattman.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4238" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2006-Dissertation-Award-Christopher-Blattman.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2006-Dissertation-Award-Christopher-Blattman-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2006: Christopher Blattman</strong><br>University of California: Berkeley | United States<br><em>War Affected Youth in Northern Uganda</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-jfp9ygo" data-block-id="jfp9ygo"></div> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>2005: NO AWARD</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-paeqnwi" data-block-id="paeqnwi"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2004-Dissertation-Award-Maria-Ivanova.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2004-Dissertation-Award-Maria-Ivanova.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4237" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2004-Dissertation-Award-Maria-Ivanova.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2004-Dissertation-Award-Maria-Ivanova-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2004: Maria Ivanova</strong><br>Yale University | United States<br><em>The Story of Stockholm, Explaining Global Environmental Governance</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-cojaywq" data-block-id="cojaywq"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-21 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2003-Dissertation-Award-Sotomayor-Velazques.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2003-Dissertation-Award-Sotomayor-Velazques.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4236" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2003-Dissertation-Award-Sotomayor-Velazques.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2003-Dissertation-Award-Sotomayor-Velazques-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2003: Arturo Sotomayor </strong><br>Columbia University | United States<br><em>Diversion Peace in South America: From Praetorianism to Peacekeeping?</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-3fqcdfu" data-block-id="3fqcdfu"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-22 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2002-Dissertation-Award-Glaucia-Yoshiura-Boyer.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2002-Dissertation-Award-Glaucia-Yoshiura-Boyer.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4235" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2002-Dissertation-Award-Glaucia-Yoshiura-Boyer.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2002-Dissertation-Award-Glaucia-Yoshiura-Boyer-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2002: Gláucia Yoshiura Boyer</strong><br>The Graduate Institute of International Studies | Switzerland<br><em>Recovering States from Disintegration: An Emerging International Cooperation Framework</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-5g2cm16" data-block-id="5g2cm16"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2001-Dissertation-Award-Sarah-K-Kischer.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2001-Dissertation-Award-Sarah-K-Kischer.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4234" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2001-Dissertation-Award-Sarah-K-Kischer.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2001-Dissertation-Award-Sarah-K-Kischer-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2001: Sarah K. Kischer</strong><br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States<br><em>Refugees and the Spread of Civil War</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-egpqb5o" data-block-id="egpqb5o"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-24 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-John-Cockell.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-John-Cockell.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4232" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-John-Cockell.png 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-John-Cockell-140x140.png 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2000: John Cockell</strong><br>London School of Economics and Political Science | United Kingdom<br><em>Managing Self-Determination in Ethnic Conflict: International Society and the Kosovo Crisis</em></p> </div> </div> <p class="has-text-align-center">AND</p> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-oz8reko" data-block-id="oz8reko"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-25 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-Ralph-Wilde.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-Ralph-Wilde.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4233" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-Ralph-Wilde.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2000-Dissertation-Award-Ralph-Wilde-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>2000: Ralph Wilde</strong><br>Trinity College, Cambridge University | United Kingdom<br><em>The Administration of Territory by International Organisations in International Law</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-8ir256c" data-block-id="8ir256c"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-26 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Stephen-Brown.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Stephen-Brown.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4231" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Stephen-Brown.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Stephen-Brown-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1999: Stephen Brown</strong><br>New York University | United States<br><em>Donors and Democratization in Africa: Foreign Aid and Political Reform in Kenya and Malawi</em></p> </div> </div> <p class="has-text-align-center">AND</p> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-hv9ah60" data-block-id="hv9ah60"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-27 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Lisa-Gelman.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Lisa-Gelman.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4230" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Lisa-Gelman.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1999-Dissertation-Award-Lisa-Gelman-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1999: Lisa Gelman</strong><br>University of Pennsylvania | United States<br><em>Talking Politics: The Role of Conference Diplomacy and Non-State Actors in the Global Regime Process</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-yhipkyw" data-block-id="yhipkyw"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Sam-Daws.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Sam-Daws.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4229" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Sam-Daws.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Sam-Daws-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1998: Sam Daws</strong><br>Oxford University | United Kingdom <br><em>UN Security Council Reform: Negotiations on the Composition and Voting Procedure of the UN Security Council since 1944</em></p> </div> </div> <p class="has-text-align-center">AND</p> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-noambio" data-block-id="noambio"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-29 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Roland-Paris.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Roland-Paris.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4228" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Roland-Paris.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1998-Dissertation-Award-Roland-Paris-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1998: Roland Paris</strong><br>Yale University | United States<br><em>Consolidating Peace in War Shattered States: The Limits of Liberal Institutionalism</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-x098por" data-block-id="x098por"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1997-Dissertation-Award-Bruce-D-Jones.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1997-Dissertation-Award-Bruce-D-Jones.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4227" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1997-Dissertation-Award-Bruce-D-Jones.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1997-Dissertation-Award-Bruce-D-Jones-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1997: Bruce D. Jones</strong><br>London School of Economics and Political Science | United Kingdom<br><em>A Contingency Model of Third-Party Intervention in Civil Conflict: UN and NGO Intervention in Rwanda, 1990-95</em></p> </div> </div> <p class="has-text-align-center">AND</p> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-joxqghy" data-block-id="joxqghy"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-31 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1997-Dissertation-Award-Andrei-Maximenko.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="194" height="199" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1997-Dissertation-Award-Andrei-Maximenko.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4226" style="width:200px;height:200px"/></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1997: Andrei Maximenko</strong><br>University of South Carolina | United States<br><em>Managing Organizational Change for Promoting Human Security: Organizational learn and Institutional Reform in the UN</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-k0qicf7" data-block-id="k0qicf7"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-32 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1996-Dissertation-Award-Tamar-Gutner.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="201" height="201" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1996-Dissertation-Award-Tamar-Gutner.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4225" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1996-Dissertation-Award-Tamar-Gutner.jpg 201w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1996-Dissertation-Award-Tamar-Gutner-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1996: Tamar Gutner</strong><br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States<br><em>Banking on the Environment: Multilateral Development Banks and their Environmental Performance in Central and Eastern Europe</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-dgfmgnr" data-block-id="dgfmgnr"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1995-Dissertation-Award-Brad-Roth.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1995-Dissertation-Award-Brad-Roth.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4224" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1995-Dissertation-Award-Brad-Roth.jpg 200w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1995-Dissertation-Award-Brad-Roth-140x140.jpg 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p><br><strong>1995: Brad Roth</strong><br>University of California: Berkeley | United States<br><em>Government Illegitimacy in International Law: An Emerging Norm in Theoretical Perspectives</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </main> <footer id="footer" class="ct-footer" data-id="type-1" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/WPFooter"><div data-row="top"><div class="ct-container"><div data-column="logo"> <div class="site-branding" data-id="logo" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a href="https://acuns.org/" class="site-logo-container" rel="home" itemprop="url" ><img width="1313" height="1121" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web.png" class="default-logo" alt="Academic Council on the United Nations System" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web.png 1313w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-336x287.png 336w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-771x658.png 771w, https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ACUNS-Logo-rgb-web-768x656.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1313px) 100vw, 1313px" /></a> </div> </div><div data-column="widget-area-1"><div class="ct-widget widget_text" id="text-1"> <div class="textwidget"><p>Welcome! The Academic Council on the United Nations System is an independent nonprofit association of scholars, practitioners, institutions, and individuals active in the work and study of the UN. ACUNS stimulates and supports dialogue and research about issues of global concern and international cooperation.</p> </div> </div></div><div data-column="widget-area-2"><div class="ct-widget widget_text" id="text-3"> <div class="textwidget"><p>Bienvenue ! Le Conseil académique sur le système des Nations Unies (ACUNS) est une association indépendante à but non lucratif composée d’universitaires, de praticiens, d’institutions et d’individus actifs dans l’action et l’étude des Nations Unies. ACUNS encourage et soutient le dialogue et la recherche concernant les défis mondiaux et la coopération internationale.</p> </div> </div></div><div data-column="widget-area-3"><div class="ct-widget widget_text" id="text-5"> <div class="textwidget"><p>¡Bienvenidos! El Consejo Académico del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas es una asociación independiente, sin fines de lucro, que congrega a académicos, profesionales, instituciones e individuos activos en el trabajo y el estudio de la ONU. ACUNS estimula y apoya el diálogo y la investigación sobre temas de interés global y cooperación internacional.</p> </div> </div></div></div></div><div data-row="middle"><div class="ct-container" data-columns-divider="md"><div data-column="ghost"></div><div data-column="widget-area-5"><div class="ct-widget widget_text" id="text-11"> <div class="textwidget"><div class="ct-widget widget_text" title="Shift-click to edit this widget." data-customize-partial-id="widget[text-9]" data-customize-partial-type="widget" data-customize-partial-placement-context="{"sidebar_id":"ct-footer-sidebar-6","sidebar_instance_number":1}" data-customize-widget-id="text-9"> <div class="textwidget entry-content"> <p>Добро пожаловать! Академический совет системы Организации Объединенных Наций – это независимая некоммерческая ассоциация ученых, практиков, учреждений и отдельных лиц, активно участвующих в работе и исследованиях ООН. ACUNS стимулирует и поддерживает диалог и исследования по вопросам глобального значения и международного сотрудничества.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div data-column="widget-area-6"><div class="ct-widget widget_text" id="text-9"> <div class="textwidget"><p>欢迎!联合国系统学术委员会(ACUNS)是一个由活跃于联合国工作和研究领域的学者、实践者、机构和个人组成的独立非盈利协会。ACUNS鼓励和支持有关全球关注和国际合作问题的对话和研究</p> </div> </div></div><div data-column="text"> <div class="ct-header-text " data-id="text"> <div class="entry-content is-layout-flow"> <p style="text-align: right;">!أهلاً بك</p> <p style="text-align: right;">المجلس الأكاديمي المعني بمنظومة الأمم المتحدة هو جمعية مستقلة غيرربحية من العلماء والممارسين والمؤسسات والأفراد<br />.النشطين في عمل ودراسة الأمم المتحدة</p> <p style="text-align: right;"> تدعم و تحث على الحوار و<br />إجراء البحوث حول القضايا ذات الاهتمام<br />.العالمي والتعاون الدولي</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div data-row="bottom"><div class="ct-container"><div data-column="copyright"> <div class="ct-footer-copyright" data-id="copyright"> <p>Copyright © 2024 Academic Council on the United Nations System </p></div> </div><div data-column="text:yRdGRS"> <div class="ct-header-text " data-id="yRdGRS"> <div class="entry-content is-layout-flow"> <div class="cshp"><a href="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cornershop.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1336" src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cornershop.png" alt="" width="16" height="16" /></a><a href="https://cornershopcreative.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Crafted by Cornershop Creative</a></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></footer></div> <style id='core-block-supports-inline-css'> .wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-13{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-14{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-15{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-16{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-18{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-19{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-20{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-21{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-22{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-24{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-25{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-26{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-27{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-29{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-31{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-32{flex-wrap:nowrap;}.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33{flex-wrap:nowrap;} </style> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/core.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-ui-core-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/datepicker.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-ui-datepicker-js"></script> <script id="jquery-ui-datepicker-js-after"> jQuery(function(jQuery){jQuery.datepicker.setDefaults({"closeText":"Close","currentText":"Today","monthNames":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesShort":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"nextText":"Next","prevText":"Previous","dayNames":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"dayNamesShort":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"],"dayNamesMin":["S","M","T","W","T","F","S"],"dateFormat":"yy-mm-dd","firstDay":1,"isRTL":false});}); </script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/vendor/swiper.min.js?ver=4.5.0" id="swiper-js-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/vendor/anime.min.js?ver=3.1.0" id="anime-js-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/vendor/scrollmagic/ScrollMagic.min.js?ver=2.0.7" id="scrollmagic-js-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/vendor/animation.anime.min.js?ver=1.0.0" id="anime-scrollmagic-js-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/vendor/jarallax/dist/jarallax.min.js?ver=1.12.0" id="jarallax-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/vendor/jarallax/dist/jarallax-video.min.js?ver=1.10.7" id="jarallax-video-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/vendor/resize-observer-polyfill/ResizeObserver.global.min.js?ver=1.5.0" id="resize-observer-polyfill-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/kioken-blocks/dist/js/kiokenblocks-min.js?ver=1.3.9" id="kioken-blocks-frontend-utils-js"></script> <script id="cookie-notice-front-js-before"> var cnArgs = {"ajaxUrl":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","nonce":"739094c983","hideEffect":"fade","position":"bottom","onScroll":false,"onScrollOffset":100,"onClick":false,"cookieName":"cookie_notice_accepted","cookieTime":2592000,"cookieTimeRejected":2592000,"globalCookie":false,"redirection":false,"cache":true,"revokeCookies":false,"revokeCookiesOpt":"automatic"}; </script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/cookie-notice/js/front.min.js?ver=2.4.18" id="cookie-notice-front-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-pop-up/assets/wp-popup.js?ver=1.2.6" id="wp-popup-js-js"></script> <script id="ct-scripts-js-extra"> var ct_localizations = {"ajax_url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","public_url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/themes\/blocksy\/static\/bundle\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-json\/","search_url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/search\/QUERY_STRING\/","show_more_text":"Show more","more_text":"More","search_live_results":"Search results","search_live_no_results":"No results","search_live_no_result":"No results","search_live_one_result":"You got %s result. Please press Tab to select it.","search_live_many_results":"You got %s results. Please press Tab to select one.","clipboard_copied":"Copied!","clipboard_failed":"Failed to Copy","expand_submenu":"Expand dropdown menu","collapse_submenu":"Collapse dropdown menu","dynamic_js_chunks":[{"id":"blocksy_pro_micro_popups","selector":".ct-popup","url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/blocksy-companion-pro\/framework\/premium\/static\/bundle\/micro-popups.js?ver=2.0.66"},{"id":"blocksy_sticky_header","selector":"header [data-sticky]","url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/blocksy-companion-pro\/static\/bundle\/sticky.js?ver=2.0.66"}],"dynamic_styles":{"lazy_load":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/themes\/blocksy\/static\/bundle\/non-critical-styles.min.css?ver=2.0.66","search_lazy":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/themes\/blocksy\/static\/bundle\/non-critical-search-styles.min.css?ver=2.0.66","back_to_top":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/themes\/blocksy\/static\/bundle\/back-to-top.min.css?ver=2.0.66"},"dynamic_styles_selectors":[{"selector":".ct-header-cart, #woo-cart-panel","url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/themes\/blocksy\/static\/bundle\/cart-header-element-lazy.min.css?ver=2.0.66"},{"selector":".flexy","url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/themes\/blocksy\/static\/bundle\/flexy.min.css?ver=2.0.66"},{"selector":".ct-media-container[data-media-id], .ct-dynamic-media[data-media-id]","url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/blocksy-companion-pro\/framework\/premium\/static\/bundle\/video-lazy.min.css?ver=2.0.66"},{"selector":"#account-modal","url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/blocksy-companion-pro\/static\/bundle\/header-account-modal-lazy.min.css?ver=2.0.66"},{"selector":".ct-header-account","url":"https:\/\/acuns.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/blocksy-companion-pro\/static\/bundle\/header-account-dropdown-lazy.min.css?ver=2.0.66"}]}; var WP_DEBUG = {"debug":"1"}; </script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/themes/blocksy/static/bundle/main.js?ver=2.0.66" id="ct-scripts-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=4d63a3d491d11ffd8ac6" id="wp-hooks-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script> <script id="wp-i18n-js-after"> wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); </script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill.min.js?ver=3.15.0" id="wp-polyfill-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/dist/url.min.js?ver=e87eb76272a3a08402d2" id="wp-url-js"></script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-includes/js/dist/api-fetch.min.js?ver=d387b816bc1ed2042e28" id="wp-api-fetch-js"></script> <script id="wp-api-fetch-js-after"> wp.apiFetch.use( wp.apiFetch.createRootURLMiddleware( "https://acuns.org/wp-json/" ) ); wp.apiFetch.nonceMiddleware = wp.apiFetch.createNonceMiddleware( "338b088bb4" ); wp.apiFetch.use( wp.apiFetch.nonceMiddleware ); wp.apiFetch.use( wp.apiFetch.mediaUploadMiddleware ); wp.apiFetch.nonceEndpoint = "https://acuns.org/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=rest-nonce"; </script> <script src="https://acuns.org/wp-content/themes/blocksy-child/js/theme.min.js?ver=7b59dc2bd6c39f997ca65691d9dd0586415" id="theme_script-js"></script> <!-- Cookie Notice plugin v2.4.18 by Hu-manity.co https://hu-manity.co/ --> <div id="cookie-notice" role="dialog" class="cookie-notice-hidden cookie-revoke-hidden cn-position-bottom" aria-label="Cookie Notice" style="background-color: rgba(50,50,58,1);"><div class="cookie-notice-container" style="color: #fff"><span id="cn-notice-text" class="cn-text-container">We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.</span><span id="cn-notice-buttons" class="cn-buttons-container"><a href="#" id="cn-accept-cookie" data-cookie-set="accept" class="cn-set-cookie cn-button" aria-label="Ok" style="background-color: #00a99d">Ok</a></span><span id="cn-close-notice" data-cookie-set="accept" class="cn-close-icon" title="No"></span></div> </div> <!-- / Cookie Notice plugin --> </body> </html>